Lotus Cars come to Brisbane
October 19, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car News, Lotus, Queensland
Lotus Cars have finally found a home in Brisbane, joining with Euromarque to become known as Lotus Brisbane.
The dealership is in Fortitude Valley just five minutes from the centre of Brisbane and only 15 minutes from the airport. It’s across the road from the Emporium retail and dining district exposing the brand to a larger [...]
Nissan 370Z King Of The Mountain
October 1, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, Car Style, Nissan, Queensland, Sports, Sports Car
Nissan 370Z King Of The Mountain.
Does the turbo AWD fraternity have to worry about the new 370Z? How about Boxsters, AMG Benzes, M-series BMWs and S-badged Audis? In Brisbane, there’s only one way to find out.
- by Alborz Fallah – photos – Tristan Schoonens.
Earlier this year I took a Mitsubishi Evolution X up Mount Glorious/Nebo [...]
Rally Australia only a month away
July 30, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car News, Motorsport, New South Wales, Queensland
For those of you who are not aware, Round 10 of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship is scheduled to run on 3-6 September, in the east coast of Australia.
The Repco Rally Australia as it’s officially titled, includes closed-road competition stages through Tweed and Kyogle Shires in Northern New South Wales with a rally car [...]
AutoRoute: A different approach to 4WDriving Central Australia
May 1, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, AutoRoute, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Volkswagen, Western Australia
-by Josh McKenzie
I guess I can only blame myself for having been in this position. You see, I would normally do 25,000km a year as stipulated in my novated lease.
However, for reasons that can only really be justified by a sense of adventure and youthful exuberance, I felt the need to spend parts of the [...]
Vic rules change for young drivers
March 22, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Environment, Industry, Mercedes-Benz, New South Wales, Queensland, Road Rules, South Australia, Victoria, Volkswagen, Western Australia
Citing what it somewhat facetiously calls an “outbreak of common sense” Mercedes-Benz has congratulated the Victorian Government on a decision that will change the types of cars young and probationary drivers are allowed to drive.
You’ll recall that we recently reported that following representations from Volkswagen Group Australia the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority (RTA) [...]
F1 dreams for Australian Chris Wootton
February 25, 2009 by George Skentzos
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Motorsport, Queensland
At the pinnacle of motorsport, Mark Webber stands alone as Australia’s only current Formula 1 driver, racing alongside teammate Sebastian Vettel for the Red Bull F1 team.
Although this could change very soon with 20-year-old Queenslander Chris Wootton announced as one of just three drivers to be granted a $100,000-plus scholarship to compete in the Formula [...]
Share my story – QLD transport tries something new
February 3, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car Advice, Car News, Opinion, Queensland, Road Rules, Safety, Speeding, marketing
We all know the horror graphic ads showing in detail what smoking does to our body, but does it really have a lasting affect? Has anyone quit smoking because they saw an ad showing what it’s like to have throat cancer?
Recently we posted these rather graphical ads showcasing the “most emotional” road safety ads from [...]
2008 Road toll figures lowest in 59 years
February 1, 2009 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Car Advice, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Opinion, Queensland, Road Rules, Safety, Speeding, Statistics, Western Australia
The final road toll figures for 2008 have been released, setting last year’s record at 1463 road casualties.
This is a reduction of 153 deaths over 2007 and 135 over 2006. The good news is this is the best year on record since 1949, it sounds even better when you take into consideration that there are [...]
Mitsubishi Evolution X King Of The Mountain
December 27, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Audi, BMW, Behind the Wheel, Car News, Car Reviews, Ford, Lancer, Lotus, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Queensland, Road Rules, Speeding, Sports Cars, Subaru, TRD, Top Gear, Toyota, Toyota Aurion, Volkswagen, Volvo
Mitsubishi Evolution X King Of The Mountain – Mt Nebo & Mt Glorious
- Words by Alborz Fallah Photography by Tristan Schoonens
For those of you that have settled into the reality that Australia has no real driving roads, I am here to shatter your illusion.
Brisbane Motor Show cancelled for 2009
November 25, 2008 by David Twomey
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Queensland
THE Brisbane International Motor Show, scheduled for February 6 to 15 next year, has been held over until 2010 because of a shortfall in exhibitor numbers resulting from the global economic downturn, organisers announced today.
The Australian Automobile Dealers Association (Queensland) said the cancellation of some manufacturer exhibition bookings, the latest being Toyota and Volkswagen, and [...]
Gold Coast loses Indy
November 12, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Motorsport, Queensland
Queensland’s favourite motor sport event of the year has been axed after the State Government and Indy bosses couldn’t find a mutually beneficial agreement on the event’s future.
Indy’s governing body, the Indy Racing League, had suggested the race be moved from October to March given October clashes with the American Football Season, however that option [...]


